After dressing up as a stepmother, I transformed the whole family into working in the fields

Dinner was eaten in the Lotus Courtyard.

Qi Xianguan sent an invitation in the name of the teacher, inviting the village chief, the clan chief, and the old man Liu's family to a housewarming banquet at his new home.

With so many people wanting to eat, the manpower brought by the Qi family was completely insufficient. They went to the county restaurant to hire a chef the day before.

In the afternoon, a coachman was sent to pick up the people. The chef and the ingredients were all ready, and he also brought a young apprentice with him.

The kitchen in Lian Yuan is very large, and the three stoves are all burning at the same time. In the evening, bursts of delicious meat aroma waft out from the courtyard, followed by the wind, blowing all the way to every household in the village. It’s really just smelling it. The smell makes children drool.

Jin Hua couldn't wait any longer. She went out to look around several times and saw that her grandparents and parents in the courtyard had not yet left. Her little face was filled with anxiety.

"Mom, if we go late, will we run out of meat?" Jinhua asked nervously.

Just now, she and her friends were playing in the village well, but they saw the Qi family's carriage pulling a whole pig there.

Ms. Qiu was changing her son's clothes. The little guy was very thick-skinned, and it was the month when he was crawling around. In the blink of an eye, the bib in front of him was dirty.

Today we are going to Lotus Garden, which is not a village house, so we have to clean it up to avoid being rude to the nobles.

She had to take care of the small ones as well as the big ones. Liu Zhong couldn't even find any of her clothes. There were only two boxes in the room, which were wandering around waiting for her to find them. Now she was urged by her daughter. , the gentle and gentle Qiu could not help but complain:

"Why are you so anxious? You're such a greedy cat. You usually have a meal at home every three to five days. How come you're so petty and fussy?"

Jinhua immediately slumped her shoulders, sighed, and muttered in a low voice, "Can the meat cooked at home be the same as the meat cooked by the chef of the county restaurant?"

Siniang said that the meat they ate at the Fucheng restaurant didn't even look like meat at all. It was as delicious as clouds in the sky, and it felt like people were floating.

Jinhua thought to herself that Siniang must be bragging, there could be no meat like clouds in this world.

I shrugged the tip of my nose, but the smell coming from Lotus Garden was so fragrant!

Liu Zhongqiu and his wife walked out of the room with Da Mao in their arms, and saw their daughter standing at the gate, looking in the direction of Lian Yuan and swallowing. It was really pitiful and funny.

Both Old Man Liu and Mrs. Zhang put on brand new jackets, made of the cotton that Liu Fei had previously bought from Fucheng.

I originally wanted to wear it for the New Year, but today the nobles of Lotus Court are treating me. Old man Liu didn't want to embarrass his third son, so he took out the new clothes he had made and put on them in advance.

A person depends on his clothes. Once he changes into this outfit, he looks more energetic and smart.

Mrs. Zhang looked at the old man and snickered.

"Why are you laughing?" Old Man Liu asked in a depressed tone.

Mrs. Zhang's eyes were bright and she said, "Looking at you wearing this new clothes, you don't seem that old anymore."

When Old Man Liu heard this, he looked at his wife's sparkling eyes, and his face turned red with unprecedented embarrassment. He coughed twice and came to the courtyard and asked loudly: "Have you packed up everything for me?"

Mrs. He hurriedly responded in the room: "Come on, come on!"

Pushing the coquettish Jinbao with his hair in a bun, Liu Zhong let out a sigh and laughed, "Jinbao looks like a young master!"

Jinhua refused to admit defeat and approached her father, "What about me?"

She was wearing a new pink coat, which Qiu made based on Si Niang's pink rabbit fur coat. Of course the little girl looked pretty and cute in it.

Liu Zhong patted the top of his daughter's hair and said, "She looks good. She looks like a young lady from a rich family."

"I don't want to be a rich lady." Jin Hua hugged her mother and said happily, "I want to be the greedy cat of the old Liu family!"

After saying that, she quickly made a face and ran away to avoid Mrs. Qiu from giving her a slap on the butt.

Everyone in the room laughed and laughed at her, and Ms. Qiu looked helplessly doting on her face.

At this time, Siniang shouted loudly from outside the door: "Sister Jinhua!"

It was Qin Yao's mother and daughter who came. Afraid that Old Man Liu and others would feel uncomfortable, Qin Yao specially brought Siniang over to take them to the Lotus Courtyard together.

The three boys at home had already followed Awang to find Liu Ji.

Seeing Qin Yao coming to pick her up, He responded with a loud voice, and the whole family from the old house hurried out.

Mrs. Zhang was holding a basket of steaming sugar-roasted chestnuts in her hand, "Ms. Yao, would you mind if we give this to Young Master Qi and Mr. Gong Liang?"

It was also Qin Yao's sudden idea. She ate fried chestnuts last year, and this year she made it more difficult and fried chestnuts with sugar. Mrs. Zhang took advantage of going to the field to clean up the vegetable patch and brought back a lot of chestnuts. This afternoon she specially roasted these fresh chestnuts. from.

A basket full of everything that was cooked today.

Qin Yao lifted up the gauze and took a look. Thinking of the sweetness of roasted chestnuts, she couldn't help but swallowed secretly and nodded, "Okay, okay, this is a good thing, you can't even buy it in the city."

Mrs. Zhang couldn't help laughing when she saw Qin Yao's little move, and told Siniang: "Come back home to get it. I'll leave some for you brothers and sisters."

Si Niang was admiring Sister Jinhua's clothes. She was stunned when she heard this and said, "I don't want to eat."

He caught a glimpse of his mother-in-law's eyes glued to the bamboo basket, and quickly reacted, "Yeah, I want something to eat, thank you grandma!"

"Good boy." Ms. Zhang glanced at the little girl lovingly. This pink little girl looked very rare.

Thinking about the brothers and sisters who were like little beggars before Qin Yao came, Mrs. Zhang felt filled with emotion.

In the past, they would never have dared to imagine that they, a small peasant, could go to a banquet hosted by a great scholar.

Along the way, Qin Yao was telling everyone in the old house not to be nervous and just treat it as normal when meeting the village chief and clan leader.

But it didn't seem to work. Even the noisy Da Mao felt the tense atmosphere of his family and became sleepy.

On the contrary, the two children, Jinhua Jinbao, did not have so many distracting thoughts in their minds. They were only thinking about the food at the banquet. Their eyes were full of anticipation and they did not have any stage fright.

When the Lotus Courtyard arrived, lights were lit inside and outside the courtyard, making the whole courtyard bright.

When Shitou and the two book boys saw the visitors, they led Qin Yao and others inside.

Entering the courtyard, Old Man Liu and others saw the rockery and running water and couldn't believe that this was actually an old house that had been covered with weeds.

When we arrived at the spacious hall, the room was paved with wooden floors, which were waxed and so bright that you could see people's reflections.

For a moment, everyone in the old house stood at the door of the hall, not daring to take a step, either to advance or to retreat.

Qin Yao went first, and everyone followed her slowly. In just a few steps, it felt like several hours had passed.

The banquet is placed in the backyard, and the front hall is mainly used for receptions. It is completely different from the rules in farmhouses where the banquet is placed casually and you can take your own place at the table.

But this was after Qi Xianguan consulted Qin Yao and made a simplified "when in the country, do as the Romans do."

Fortunately, the village chief and clan chief arrived first. Accompanied by Liu Ji, they were chatting with Gong Liangliao about the customs and customs of the village. (End of chapter)